In a title match between the two top-seeded players, Shaker Al-Hassan (pictured with the trophy) defeated compatriot Naif Oqab, 224-208 en route to win the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the 30,000 Dollar first-place check.

Al-Hassan was the sole undefeated player in the double elimination match play finals as he sent Oqab to the Losers Bracket in the final of the Winners Bracket.

Oqab then ousted the Paeng Nepomuceno, Philippines, over two games total pinfall, 473-423, for the right to bowl Al-Hassan for the title. However, he had to defeat Al-Hassan twice to win the title.

Oqab received $18,000 for second place, Nepomuceno pocketed $12,000 for third place and Mahmoud Mazloum, Egypt, garnered $10,000 for fourth place.

L-R Oqab, winner Al-Hassan, Nepomuceno and Mazloum.

12 players are still in the race for the big prize money in the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - four in the winners bracket and 8 in the losers bracket. The finals feature double elimination format over two games total pinfall. The four undefeated players are Paeng Nepomuceno (l.), Philippines, Bandar Al-Shafi (r.), Qatar and the top 2 from the qualifying Naif Oqab and Shaker Al-Hassan. Among those eight, who have lost already one match are four Americans, Tim Mack, Patrick Healey, Ronnie Russell and Josh Blanchard.

American Tim Mack (left) missed the top 7 in the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open by four pins and had to bowl in Final Round One Saturday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The former World Champion started the round with a 300 game, the first in this year's event and added games of 216, 195, 254, 245 and 286 (785 for the last three games) for 1496 six-game total and an average of 249.33.

Mack led the top 22 plus the next best two Saudis, Faisal Tariq Sugati and Yousef Akbar in 23rd and 24th place, into the double-elimination match play finals with 3648 pinfall total, an average of 243.20 for 15 games.

Mack outdistanced his compatriot Josh Blanchard (right), who posted the second highest block of the round, by 159 pins. Blanchard felled 1337 pins en route to finish in second place with 3456.

Talal Towereb (left), Saudi Arabia, added 1307 to his qualifying total to land in third position with 3409.

Another U.S. American, PBA champion Pat Healey, was fourth with 3388 behind a 1243 series.

The international contingent is well represented among the 32 match play finalists. Along with Mack, Blanchard and Healey are 6. Andres Gomez, Colombia; 10. Humberto Vazquez, Mexico; 11. Ronnie Russell, United States; 12. Phoemphun Yakasem, Thailand; 13. Lucas Legnani, Argentina; 16. Shaik Abdul Hameed, India; and 19. Andrew Frawley, Australia.

The 24 players, who survived Final Round One will meet the top 8 qualifiers in double-elimination match play finals over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

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Players seeded 9-48 bowled six games with the qualifying pinfall (9 games) being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis (places 23 and 24) advanced to the finals and will meet the top 8 qualifiers in double-elimination match play over two games total pinfall.

Naif Oqab won the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Oqab's three highest 3-game series in the 14-day qualifying resulted in a 2245 9-game series, an average of 249.44. His compatriot Shaker Al Hassan was second with 2202.

Third place belonged to the best Saudi, Hassan Al Sheikh (pictured left), with 2190. Paeng Nepomuceno (right), Philippines posted two 700-plus series on Friday to jump into fourth place and to earn one bye for the finals with 2185.

Places 5-7 belonged to Qataris Yousef Al Jaber (2169), Bandar Al Shafi (2165) and Mubarak Al Muraikhi (2156). American Tim Mack missed the top 7 by four pins to land in 8th place with 2152.

A total of 48 players advanced to the finals. The top seven players plus the best Saudi, Majid Saleh Al Aslani (left) in 13th place, will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals.

Places 9-44 plus another four Saudis qualified for the semis. Basel Al Anzi (right), Kuwait, hit the cutoff number for 44th place with 1973 or an average of 219.22. Places 46-49, Rashid Al Faraj, Ameen Abed Lamfon, Ahmed Abdullaziz Al Saleh and Naif Mohamed Bakheet took advantage of the "Saudi rule" and will be seeded 45th through 48th in the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Shaker Al Hassan rolled games of 299, 257 and 209 for a 765 3-game series, the fourth highest of the 2nd Kingdom International Open in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, en route to jump into second place in the overall qualifying standings. Al Hassan has a 2202 nine game total only trailing his compatriot Naif Oqab, who held on to the lead with 2245 or an average of 249.44.

In addition the 299 game, the highest of the tournament thus far, gives him a chance for a 2,000 Dollar bonus. On the last day of the tournament the name of one of those daily winners, who had the high game of the day, will be drawn out the hat and the lucky winner will receive the $2,000.

Hassan Al Sheikh, Saudi Arabia, fell one spot to third with 2190. Next is Yousef Al Jaber (right), Qatar, who leaped 14 spots from 18th to fourth behind 720 and 702 on Thursday. Jaber has totaled 2169 for his three highest series.

Jaber's team mate Mubarak Al Muraikhi is fifth with 2156. Tim Mack (left), United States, in sixth place is the best non-Arabic player in the field. The former World champion has registered 2152 pinfall total.

Places seven and eight belong to Qataris Mansour Al Awami and Bandar Al Shafi with 2136 and 2128, respectively.

Andres Gomez (right), Colombia, had the second-highest series on Thursday with 762 including games of 207, 276 and 279 to jump from 34th to 9th with 2127. Rounding out the top 10 is Majid Saleh Al Aslani, Saudi Arabia, with 2121.

PBA champion Patrick Healey posted a 741 series (238, 257, 246) to overtake 11th place with 2112. Paeng Nepomuceno (left), the Philippine legend, who has won 118 career titles, rolled a 759 series Thursday (268, 246, 245), his first 700-plus series in this event, to climb into 24th position with 2051.

Ahmed Abdullaziz Al Saleh, Saudi Arabia, currently mans the 44th and final qualifying post with 1938 and an average of 215.33.

Qualifying runs through April 18. A total of 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus another four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Mubarak Al Muraikhi and Bandar Al Shafi, both Qatar, cracked the top 5 in the qualifying for the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Al Muraikhi (left) combined 729, 727 and 700 three-game series en route to overtake third place with 2156 pinfall total and an average of 239.56.

Al Shafi's (right) second highest series, 702, propelled him to fifth place with 2128 (236.44).

Naif Oqab continued to lead with 2245 (249.44) including the highest series of the tournament, 795. Hassan Al Sheikh, Saudi Arabia, is second with 2190.

Tim Mack (left), United States, is sandwiched between the two Qataris in fourth place with 2152 (239.11).

Qualifying runs through April 18. A total of 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus another four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Yousef Akbar, Saudi Arabia, (right, with American Josh Blanchard), moved into seventh place in the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open Tuesday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The top seven players plus the best Saudi earn an automatic berth into the double-elimination finals.

The top six players remained unchallenged atop the leaderboard. Naif Oqab leads the field of now 87 players from 15 countries with 2245 9-game total and an average of 249.44. Hassan Al Sheikh (right), Saudi Arabia, is second with 2190 (243.33). Tim Mack, United States, sits in third with 2152 (239.11).

Rounding out the top six are Saudis Majid Saleh Al Aslani (2121), Talal Towereb (left, 2102) and Mohammed Al Saud (2098).

It was a long Tuesday for Akbar, who started the day in 12th position with 3-game series of 689, 672 and 638. The Saudi bowled 5 out of 9 qualifying squads but was unable to improve his qualifying total in the first three squads (578, 600, 560).

A 258 in the third game of the penultimate squad helped him to a 647 series, his third highest score at that time. He carried the momentum into the last squad, where he rolled 230, 289 and 211 for 730 pinfall total, an average of 243.33, to leap into 7th place with 2091 pinfall total (232.33).

In addition the 289 was the highest game of the day which gives him a chance for a 2,000 Dollar bonus. On the last day of the tournament the name of one of those daily winners will be drawn out the hat and the lucky winner will receive the $2,000.

Bandar Al Shafi (left), Qatar, who started the day before with 737 and 689 added a 644 series Tuesday to move into 9th place with 2070. Lucas Legnani, Argentina is leaped into 13th with 2036 behind 726, 674 and 636.

Andres Gomez (pictured right with Tim Mack, left), Colombia, started the tournament with three solid blocks (664, 642 and 642) to overtake 22nd place with 1948 (216.44).

Among those, who have not completed three qualifying series is PBA champion Patrick Healey (left), who had high series of 653 and 647, and fellow PBAer Ronnie Russell, who had 673 and 554.

Fresh off the Thailand Open and the ABF Tour Thailand leg are Andrew Frawley (right), Australia (652, 604), and Shaker Al Hassan, who had a 718 series in his first attempt.

Qualifying runs through April 18. A total of 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus another four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Naif Oqab (left) rolled the highest 3-game series of the 2nd Kingdom International Open thus far en route to move from second to first place in the qualifying standings after April 14 squads. Oqab started squad No. 8 on Monday evening with 258, then fired the high game of the day, 289, and closed out the set with 248 for 795 or an average of 265.00.

Together with his second and third-highest series (736 and 714), Oqab leads the field of 74 players with 2245 9-game total and an average of 249.44.

Previous leader Hassan Al Sheikh, Saudi Arabia, slipped to second with 2190 (243.33). Tim Mack (right), United States, became the third player with three 700-plus series Monday as he added 748 and 701 to his 703 from Sunday. Mack, who finished third in the inaugural Kingdom Int'l last year, rocketed into third place with 2152 (239.11).

Places four through eight belong to Saudi players. Majid Saleh Al Aslani is fourth with 2121 (235.67), with Talal Towereb fifth 2102 (233.56) and Mohammed Al Saud sixth 2098 (233.11.). Next are Bader Al-Sheikh (2084; 231.56) and Hrh Abdul Hakim (2054; 228.22).

Shaik Abdul Hameed (left) from India is 8th with 2052 (228.00). Rounding out the top 10 is Yasser Abulreesh, Saudi Arabia with 2026 (225.11).

Qatar's Bandar Al Shafi (right) started into the tournament with 737 and 689, a 237.67 average over six games. All he needs is a repeat performance in his third 3-game block to crack the top 5.

Qualifying runs through April 18. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Hassan Al Sheikh (pictured left), Saudi Arabia, held on to the lead in the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Heading into the final week, Al Sheikh leads the field of 58 bowlers with 2190 9-game total and an average of 243.33.

Each qualifying squad features three-game series. The three highest series count. Al Sheikh owns the highest series of the tournament with 769 and added 719 and 702.

The only other player, who has three 700-plus series is Naif Oqab, who regained second place on Sunday thanks to a 714 series. Oqab high score is 736 and he had also a 710 for 2160 (240.00).

Majid Saleh Al Aslani was third at 2121, with Talal Towereb in fourth, 2102, and Mohammed Al Saud, all Saudi Arabia, in fifth, 2098.

Tim Mack (right), United States, entered the tournament on Sunday evening and bowled two squads. After a 566 warm-up round, the former world champion, who has numerous international titles under his belt, posted games of 268, 207 and 228 for a 703 series, an average of 234.33.

Mack's compatriot Josh Blanchard started the tournament with a 682 set including a high game of 257. Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, rolled bowled three consecutive squads (550, 535 and 606) and sits in 39th place with 1691 (187.89).

Qualifying runs through April 18. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Players seeded 9-48 will bowl six games with the qualifying total being carried forward. The top 22 plus two Saudis will meet the top 8 in the finals in double-elimination over two games total pinfall.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $172,000. The winner will walk a way with the 30,000 Dollar top prize.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Majid Saleh Al Aslani (left) rolled a 687 3-game series on Saturday to move into second place in the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Al Aslani added the score to his two highest series (719 and 715) to leap four spots with 2121 9-game total and an average of 235.67. Hassan Al Sheikh (right), Saudi Arabia, continued to lead the field of 54 players with 2190 (243.33).

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Hassan Al Sheikh (left), Saudi Arabia, rolled 3-game series of 719 and 769 Friday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to shoot into the lead in the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open.

Hassan, who won the gold medal in Doubles at the 2006 Asian Games with his brother Bader, is the sole player thus far, who managed three 700-plus series. His third-highest series of 702 brought his nine-game qualifying total to 2190 or an average of 243.33. Hassan received a 2,000 Dollar bonus for leading the 51-player field after the first week.

Second place after the first week belonged to Naif Oqab with 2109, worth $1,000. Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, was mere seven pins behind to sit in third place with 2102. He received $500.

Towereb (picctured right) and Hassan Al Sheikh rolled the highest game on Friday with 279 each, which gives them a chance for another bonus. On the last day of the tournament the name of one of those daily winners will be drawn out the hat and the lucky winner will receive 2,000 Dollar.

Rounding out the top 5 were Mohammed Al Saud (left) and Bader Al-Sheikh, both Saudi Arabia, with 2098 and 2084, resp.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Talal Towereb continued to lead the qualifying in the $175,000 2nd Kingdom International Open Thursday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Towereb combined his three highest 3-game blocks of 715, 699 and 688 to lead the field of 49 players with 2103 pinfall total and an average of 233.56.

Mohammed Al Saud remained in second place with 2098 (233.11). He is followed by Bader Al-Sheikh, who totaled 2061 (229.00). Majid Saleh Al Aslani rolled the highest 3-game series of the tournament thus far in the first of six squads on Thursday to jump into fourth place.

Al Aslani (pictured right) had games of 234, 220 and 265 for 719 and added 715 and 621 for 2055 pinfall total and an average of 228.33. Hrh Abdul Hakim rounds out the top 5 with 2054 (228.22).

Saudi Arabian players man the first nine places. Mohammed Abeed El Wahab from Egypt is the top foreigner in 10th place with 1889 (209.89).

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Talal Towereb, Saudi Arabia, rolled games of 237, 224 and 254 Wednesday at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to regain the lead in the qualifying for the 2nd Kingdom International Open.

Towereb's 3-game series of 715 was his personal best this year. Towereb added his second and third-best series (699 and 688) for 2102 9-game total, a 233.56 average, to overtake previous leader Mohammed Al Saud (right) by four pins. Al Saud is second with 2098. Third place belongs to two-time Asian Games champion Bader Al-Sheikh, both Saudi Arabia, with 2061.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance.

The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Mohammed Al Saud continued to lead the qualifying in the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Saud had 3-game sets of 718, 697 and 683 to hold on to the lead with 2098 pinfall total and an average of 233.11.

Asian Games Doubles champions, the brothers Bader and Hassan Al-Sheikh, all Saudi Arabia, moved into second and sixth place in the overall qualifying standings on Tuesday. Bader (right) totaled 2061 (229.00), while Hassan (left) had 1960 including the highest series of the day (702).

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Local bowlers continue to dominate the qualifying in the 2nd Kingdom International Open at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi currently man the top seven places or 13 of the top 15.

Mohammed Al Saud (pictured left) rolled the first 700-plus series to move into the lead on Monday. Al Saud's three highest 3-game sets are 718, 697 and 683 to lead the field of 35 players with 2098 and an average of 233.11.

Previous leader Talal Towereb slipped to second place with 2035, with Hrh Abdul Hakim in third (2034), Yasser Abulreesh in fourth (1994) and Abdullah Amoudi in fifth (1938).

Ernee Noto, Philippines, is the best foreign bowler with 1884 and an average of 209.33. Brunswick's Rick Benoit, United States, is 13th at 1785.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.

Five players from Saudi Arabia led the qualifying of the 2nd Kingdom International Open which got underway at Universal Bowling Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the past weekend.

Talal Towereb (pictured left) had 3-game series of 688, 686 and 661 to take the early lead with 2035 nine-game total and an average of 226.11.

Mohammed Al Saud (right) had the highest 3-game block of the tournament thus far with 697 and added 683 and 642 to sit in second place with 2022 (224.67). Third place belonged to Hrh Abdul Hakim with 1946.

Rounding out the top 5 are Yasser Abulreesh and Ahmad Al Hadyan with 1896 and 1890, respectively.

The 2nd Kingdom International Open offers total prize fund of $175,000. The winner will walk a way with a huge 30,000 Dollar check.

Qualifying runs through April 18. Players must bowl a minimum of three 3-game series. Unlimited re-entries. The highest three 3-game series count. 48 players will advance. The top seven players plus the best Saudi will bypass the semi-final round and will be seeded into the finals. Places 9-44 plus four Saudis will qualify for the semis.

Courtesy of Ammar Yamin.